The use of bank lines of credit in corporate liquidity management: A review of empirical evidence

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 775-782

  Demiroglu, Cem ^a   James, Christopher ^b  

^a KOÇ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bank financing; Cash; Credit crisis; Line of credit; Liquidity

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951558377     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2010.10.020     Document Type: Article

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